Dense fog affects normal life in Rajasthan

Jaipur: Dense fog affected rail and road services in the state as Mercury dipped by one to five degrees Celsius at most places due to an upper air cyclonic disturbance passing through the state in the last two days.

Churu on plains and Mount Abu on hills shivered at 4 degrees Celsius, a MeT report said on Sunday.

Dense fog disrupted rail and road services as North-Western Railways partially cancelled two trains, rescheduled 3 trains, and thirty-three trains were running late by twenty minutes to 8 hours, an official spokesman said.

Amritsar-Sadulpur and Sadulpur-Ludhiana train were partially cancelled due to fog and running behind schedule, the spokesman said, adding, Jodhpur-Varanasi, Sriganganagar-Rishikesh, and Ganganagar-Delhi trains were rescheduled.